Every year a chorus of prophets says the Hamptons are over. Fueling this year’s charges of overexposure on Long Island’s East End are the pending case of Lizzie Grubman, the unsolved murder of Ted Ammon and a new Starbucks the size of a department store.

“I had customers that just came in an hour late to sign their contract, and the owner told them she already rented it to people willing to pay more.

In contrast, “I did a $70,000 rental for $40,000 in April,” said Ms. Boyer-Stump. If it were still available, “you might have to pay $75,000.”

While nightclubs Jet East, Conscience Point and Tavern, all located in Southampton, have been gearing up to cater to younger partygoers, the town’s Cabana, which opened last July, is going after an older clientele.

“We want the 28- to 60-year-old crowd,” says partner David Sarner. To draw a more influential gathering, Cabana has recruited a top-rated chef and will feature soft music, plenty of comfy couches and low lighting.

Meanwhile, Christian Curry, who won millions in a settlement from former employer Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, has used his largess to buy Conscience Point – the hot spot where Lizzie Grubman mowed down 16 people last summer.

He has reportedly poured more than $1 million into the club on new sound, light and video systems, while refurbishing its banquettes and floors.

“We are going to do food – but not this weekend. We’re going to start in a couple of weeks,” says Curry.

He expects a stellar crowd this weekend, including Billy Joel, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Morton and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, who is supposed to arrive from Miami.

Will the stigma of Lizzie have any effect on Curry and Conscience Point this summer?

“I’m so far removed from that situation. I was out of the country when all that happened,” he says.